Dogs & animal control — Central Elgin, Ontario

Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?

Municipality of Central Elgin has 4 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

Dangerous Dog By-law No. 515 adopted bylaw

Regulates dangerous dogs within Central Elgin, including owner obligations for dogs designated dangerous.

Dog Control By-law No. 1139 adopted bylaw
licence required True such dog to be registered with the Municipality and shall procure a license
leash rule No person shall permit any dog they own to run at large; restraint means on owner's property, on a leash, or at heel obedient to command. No person shall suffer, allow or permit any dog of which he or she
max animals no more than three (3) dogs on a premises (puppies not yet weaned not counted) shall keep more than three ( 3) dogs on said
fine range not more than $5,000.00 per offence upon conviction thereof is liable to a fine or penalty of not
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Regulates dogs running at large, dog impoundment, licensing, tags, kennels, and related dog-control enforcement.

Dog Control By-law No. 2530 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 5.1
leash rule Dogs must not run at large; restraint means on owner's property, on a leash, or at heel obedient to command. s. 2.1; s. 1.14
max animals three (3) dogs s. 9.1
fine range not more than $5,000.00 s. 11.1.2
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Adopted dog control bylaw listed by the Municipality among frequently requested animal bylaws.

Exotic Animals By-law No. 777 adopted bylaw

Regulates exotic animals in the Municipality as one of Central Elgin's frequently requested animal bylaws.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: http://www.centralelgin.org/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities